Twitter has become a worldwide tool for people to communicate with just about anyone online. I always thought the Twitter bird had a very simple but cute design and thought it would be neat to bring it to life with crochet into the 3D world. Since it’s autumn, I even gave it a cute flowery hat to match the season!
Materials
- Hook: 2.5mm and 0.75mm
- Cotton Yarn: Baby Blue, Sky Blue & Yellow [la mia Conttony (3/Light)]
- Lace Yarn: Grey, Dark Green, Yellow, Black & White
- Tapestry Needle & Sewing Needle
- Sewing Pins
- Scissors
- Stitch Marker
- Polyester filling
Abbreviations
- ch(s) = chain(s)
- MR = Magic Ring
- ard = around
- st(s) = stitch(es)
- sl st = slip stitch
- sc = single crochet
- hdc = half double crochet
- dc = double crochet
- tc = treble crochet
- Inc = 2sc in next st
- Dec = join next 2 sc together
- sc .. = sc in next .. sts
- {instructions} x .. = repeat instructions in {} as stated number
Head & Body
Start with sky blue yarn,
R 1: MR [7]
R 2: 2sc in each st ard [14]
R 3: {sc, Inc} ard [21]
R 4: {sc 2, Inc} ard [28]
R 5: sc ard [28]
R 6: {sc 3, Inc} ard [35]
R 7: sc ard [35]
R 8: {sc 4, Inc} ard [42]
R 9 – 10: sc ard [42]
R 11: {sc 5, Inc} ard [49]
-Add baby blue yarn from R 12
(B) = baby blue, indicate to change yarn color from sky blue to baby blue
R 12: sc 24, (B)sc, sc 24 [49]
R 13: sc 23, (B)sc 3,sc 23 [49]
R 14: {sc 6, Inc} x 3, sc, (B)sc 5, sc Inc, {sc 6, Inc} x 2, sc 5, Inc [56]
R 15: sc 23, (B)sc 9, sc 24 [56]
R 16: sc 21, (B)sc 13, sc 22 [56]
R 17: sc 20, (B)sc 15, sc 21 [56]
R 18: {sc 7, Inc} x 2, sc 3, (B)Inc, (B)sc 15, (B)Inc, sc 3, Inc, {sc 7, Inc} x 2 [63]
R 19 – 20: sc 21, (B)sc 19, sc 23 [63]
R 21: sc 3, Dec, sc 7, Dec, sc 7, (B)Dec, (B)sc 15, (B)Dec, {sc 7, Dec} x 2, sc 3, Dec [56]
R 22: sc 19, (B)sc 17, sc 20 [56]
R 23: {sc 6, Dec} x 2, sc 4, (B)Dec, (B)sc 11, (B)Dec, {sc 6, Dec} x 2, sc 3, Dec [49]
R 24: {sc 5, dec} x 2, sc 5, (B)Dec, (B)sc 8, (B)Dec, {sc 5, Dec} x 2, sc 2, Dec [42]
R 25: {sc 4, Dec} x 3, (B)sc 5, (B)Dec, {sc 4, Dec} x 2, sc 3 [35]
-Stuff filling
R 26: {sc 3, Dec} ard [28]
R 27: {sc 2, Dec} ard [21]
R 28: {sc, Dec} ard [14]
R 29: Dec ard [7]
-Stuff more filling, cast off and weave in ends
Wings
Right Wing
Use sky blue yarn and apply crochet rounds in this part
R 1: MR, sl st [7]
R 2: ch 1, 2sc in same st, 2sc in each st ard, sl st [14]
R 3: ch 1, sc in same st, Inc, {sc, Inc} ard, sl st [21]
R 4: ch 1, sc in same st, sc Inc, {sc 2, Inc} ard, sl st [28]
R 5: ch 1, sc in same st, sc 2, Inc, {sc 3, Inc} ard, sl st [35]
Next, fold the circle into a semicircle,
Fold the circle into a semicircle
Skip 1st st
ch 1 (count as a st), hook goes through sts on both sides (e.g. 2nd st and last st, work as a pair), then make a sc
sc along the edge of the half circle [18]
**17sc plus ch 1 at the beginning
Then, turn, ch 1, sl st into next 15 sts,
ch 3, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, sl st into next st;
ch 4, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, sc in next ch, sl st into next st;
ch 5, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, sc in next 2 chs, sl st into last st
Left Wing
Use sky blue yarn and apply crochet rounds in this part
R 1: MR, sl st [7]
R 2: ch 1, 2sc in same st, 2sc in each st ard, sl st [14]
R 3: ch 1, sc in same st, Inc, {sc, Inc} ard, sl st [21]
R 4: ch 1, sc in same st, sc Inc, {sc 2, Inc} ard, sl st [28]
R 5: ch 1, sc in same st, sc 2, Inc, {sc 3, Inc} ard, sl st [35]
Then apply Step 1-5 as Right Wing,
Step 6
ch 5, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, sl st into next st;
ch 4, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, sl st into next st;
ch 3, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, sl st into next st;
sl st into next 14 sts
-Leave a tail and cast off
Beak
Use yellow yarn,
R 1: MR [4]
R 2: {sc, Inc} ard [6]
R 3: {sc, Inc} ard [9]
-Leave a tail and cast off
Eye (Make 2)
Use black lace yarn with 0.75mm hook,
MR [5],
sl st,
-Leave a tail and cast off
Hat
Use grey lace yarn with 0.75mm hook and works in crochet rounds.
R 1: MR, sl st [6]
R 2: ch 1, 2sc in same st, 2sc in each st ard, sl st [12]
R 3: ch 1, sc in same st, Inc, {sc, Inc} ard, sl st [18]
R 4: ch 1, sc in same st, sc, Inc, {sc 2, Inc} ard, sl st [24]
R 5 – 7: ch 1, sc ard, sl st [24]
R 8: ch 1, sc in same st, sc 2, Inc, {sc 3, Inc} ard, sl st [30]
R 9: ch 1, sc in same st, sc 3, Inc, {sc 4, Inc} ard, sl st [36]
R 10: ch 1, sc in same st, sc, Inc, {sc 5, Inc} x 5, sc 3, sl st [42]
R 11: ch 1, sc in same st, sc 2, Inc, {sc 6, Inc} x 5, sc 3, sl st [48]
R 12: ch 1, sc ard, sl st [48]
-Leave a tail for assembling later and cast off
Leaf
Use green lace yarn with 0.75mm hook,
leave a long tail at the beginning for final assembly.
ch 10,
sc into 2nd ch from hook, hdc, dc, tc into next 2 chs, dc, hdc, sc, sl st, ch, skip next ch, sc, hdc, dc, tc into next 2 chs, dc, hdc, sc, picot stitch
**picot stitch: ch 3, sl st into 3rd ch from hook, sl st into next st/ch
-Secure the end, cast off and weave in ends
White Flower
Use white lace yarn with 0.75mm hook,
Start withe a magic ring [8],
{sl st into 1st / next st, ch 3, 3 tc in same st, ch 3, sl st into same st, sl st into next st} x 4
-Secure the end, leave a tail and cast off
Final Assembly
- Sew the wings accordingly in each side of the body.
- Sew the beak on the head/body (counting fro the top of the baby blue triangle part, at around the 3rd and the 4th row position).
- Sew the eyes onto the head accordingly.
- Assemble the leaf and the white flower on the hat.
- Finally, sew the hat on the top of the head.
Happy Crochet!! 😀
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I love your twtter bird. Thanks for sharing this pattern. This is a great gift for soms of my friends who tweet a lot.
Have a great day, Margaret
Thanks, Margaret!